CVE-2011-0727

gdm: privilege escalation vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.

GNOME Display Manager (GDM) v2.x anterior a v2.32.1 permite a usuarios locales cambiar el propietario de archivos arbitrarios mediante un ataque de enlace simbólico en un (1) DMRC o (2) fichero de icono en /var/cache/gdm/.

This GLSA contains notification of vulnerabilities found in several Gentoo packages which have been fixed prior to January 1, 2012. The worst of these vulnerabilities could lead to local privilege escalation and remote code execution.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-02-01 CVE Reserved
2011-03-31 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (21)

URL	Tag	Source
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.1.news	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/44021	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47063	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0847	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0911	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/2011-March/msg00020.html	2017-08-17
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688323	2011-03-28

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057333.html	2017-08-17
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html	2017-08-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/43714	2017-08-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/43854	2017-08-17
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2205	2017-08-17
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:070	2017-08-17
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0395.html	2017-08-17
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1	2017-08-17
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0786	2017-08-17
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0787	2017-08-17
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0797	2017-08-17
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0727	2011-03-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.0 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.2 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.2"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.3 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.3"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.4 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.4"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.5 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.5"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.6 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.6"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.8 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.8"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.13 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.13"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.14 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.14"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.15 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.15"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.16 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.16"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.17 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.17"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.18 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.18"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.19 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.19"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.20 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.20"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.21 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.21"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.22 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.22"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.23 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.23"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.24 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.24"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.25 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.25"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.26 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.26"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.27 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.27"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.28 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.28"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.29 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.29"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.30 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.30"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.31 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.31"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm"				2.32 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.32"		-		Affected